City Facts: True or False? (Part 2)

Select whether each fact about cities is true or false.

Thanks to KatnissGeography for giving me some of these city facts.

Jetpunk does not consider Russia to be part of Asia because its capital is in the European part of Russia.

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1. India has the most people living in Urban areas.

China has 726M people living in urban areas compared to India's 426M.

True

False

2. Guangzhou-Shenzen, China, is the largest urban area in the world.

The urban population of Guangzhou is 47.6 million. Second place is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of 40.5 million.

True

False

3. Reno, Nevada is further west than Los Angeles, California

It may not seem like it but Reno is further west than LA because of the curvature of the west coast of the U.S.

True

False

4. Currently, more people living in the United Kingdom reside in city-proper areas.

Around 80% of the UK's population resides in the Countryside where the remaining 20% reside in cities.

True

False

5. Stockholm, Sweden is the northernmost capital city in the world.

Reykjavík, Iceland is far more north of Stockholm standing on the coordinates of 64.13534° N, -21.895214° E. Stockholm stands at 59.332787° N, 18.064487° E.

True

False

6. The least most populated capital city in the world is Vatican City.

Ngerulmud (Capital of Palau) has a population of just 391 people compared to Vatican City's 826.

True

False

7. The most densely populated city slum is located in Mumbai, India.

The Dharavi slums are the most densely populated in the world at a staggering 869,565 people per square mile.

True

False

8. The northernmost capital city in Asia is Nur-Sultan.

Nur-Sultan is the northernmost capital city in Asia located in Kazakhstan at 51°10'48.36"N, 71°26'45.53"E.

True

False

9. In London, there is a landmark called "The Statue of Liberty".

The Statue of Liberty (Sometimes known as "Lady Liberty"), is actually located in New York City.

True

False

10. The River Rhine does not flow through Paris.

The River Rhine does not flow through Paris. The only river which flows through it is the River Seine.

True

False

11. There are a total of 68 cities in the United Kingdom.

There are actually a total of 69 officially recognised cities in the U.K.

True

False

12. Every continent in the world has a city called "Roma".

Obviously, Antarctica does not have a city called "Roma" nor does it have any cities at all.

True

False

13. The largest urban area in India is Mumbai (By population).

Delhi has a slightly higher urban population of 31.1 million people whereas Mumbai has a population of 25.6 million people.

True

False

14. The largest urban area in the United States is Chicago (By population).

New York City is the largest urban area with a population of 21.8 million. Chicago only has a population of 9.65 million.

True

False

15. The least populated U.S state capital is Montpelier.

Montpelier is the least populated state capital with only 1,685 residents. Second place is Pierre with 13,980 residents.

True

False

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10 Comments

Level 60

Mar 8, 2021

Great Quiz I can't believe i got the question about roma wrong, i forgot about anarctica. also number 6 and number 15 seem to contradict each other

Level 62

Mar 8, 2021

Thanks! Also, I will change question number 15.

Level 60

Mar 8, 2021

Also can you add to the description that in this quiz russia is not counted as asia because moscow is in europe. i knew that but some people might be confused

Level 62

Mar 8, 2021

sure I will do that too.

Level 67

Mar 8, 2021

Awesome quiz! I thought that maybe you meant to write west instead of north for question three, but maybe not.

Level 62

Mar 8, 2021

Oh yes I was supposed to write West anyway lol! My mind is somewhere different today.

Level 53

Mar 8, 2021

Nice Quiz!

Level 62

Mar 8, 2021

Thanks!

Level 75

Mar 14, 2021

Guangzhou-Shenzhen is now one urban area, and has a larger population than Tokyo Urban area. Also, I suspect you got the urban and rural populations of the UK the wrong way around - it's more like 80% urban.

Level 62

Mar 15, 2021

oh ok. I will change question number 3. Also, I meant people residing in city-proper.